[a, miscellany] whatever

[bantha_fodder]

thank you for your interest in the poll in the previous entry. i actually came home, made some notes about the vid, rewatched the good bits of final cut (ie, the bits with pilots), and then watched rome.

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speaking of rome, i've just watched the first episode. it was interesting.

show of hands who liked it, please? i can't decide. which is unusual, as usually i'm either yes! or no! about it, not this wishy-washy indecisiveness.

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there's this vid floating around, and it uses a song called 'consider this.' can someone upload it (the song) for me? please?

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i'm tired and feeling blah and actually feeling pretty emo too, so before i attempt to be creative, i'm going to list some things that make me happy, because there's some sort of meme going around.

things that make me happy (in no particular order), by pen, aged twenty three and a little bit

1. good vids to songs i like and in fandoms i like
2. fic
3. plush penguins
4. the muppet movie
5. cooking
6. archery (when it's not raining)
7. pride and prejudice
8. children of sloane HAHA i mean children of dune. what a typo
9. real person fic about james and jessica from the children of dune mini series (omg you should totally try it some time)
10. breakfast on sunday mornings with my friends
11. trashy magazines.
12. tim tams
13. lying on the beach, reading (please remember to wear a hat and sunscreen)
14. post cards
15. batman

okay, i'm done, but if you'd like to leave a comment that says anything at all, that would be nice. you can ask for fic, if you'd like. or whatever takes your fancy.

Comments

[maddeinin.livejournal.com]

I was ambivalent about the first part of Rome. It's very pretty and I liked the actors a lot (although many of them I've seen in enough movies/shows to feel pretty weird - very hey, it's that cool English guy!) but the plot didn't really grab me and the sex scenes were offputting. The second part was better, plus we got to meet Lucius' wife on whom I now have a huge girlcrush because she is So Pretty.

...and I'm still waiting for last night's ep to dl.

[bantha-fodder.livejournal.com]

oh! is lucius' wife the delightful niobe? i remember that there was a lovely looking lady whose name is niobe, who i have yet to see.

[maddeinin.livejournal.com]

Yes! Here she is. (There are slight spoilers in the Relationships-column on that page. Very slight.)

[bantha-fodder.livejournal.com]

i do not care about spoilers!

and omg her brother in law! i must watch the next episode!

[raffaella.livejournal.com]

We see her in ep 2. She's played by Indira Varma (Naveen Andrews' bitchy sister in Bride and Prejudice, if you've seen it) and she's really great.

I only like parts of Rome: the political intrigues, Marc Antony, some characters like Niobe, but -- and this is probably the first time in my life I say this -- I wish they'd spare us most of the sex scenes, because they're seriously unsexy.

[bantha-fodder.livejournal.com]

oh my gods, sex scenes of doom. i couldn't believe how unerotic, emotionless, and horrible they were. sloane says this is because they are demonstrating how sex is a tool in this universe, but still. i was feeling awkward.

and in conclusion, boys are fuzzy and cute

[hobviously.livejournal.com]

I have not written my fic. I have not gone to bed. I have not studied for my Spanish test. I have not brushed my teeth.

I have done laundry. I have reconsidered my indifference toward cats. I have done my How To Be An Angry Liberal Class homework. I have made plans to be fetched by my pet Hufflepuff instead of taking the bus tomorrow and maybe I will make her watch Firefly and eat yummy food with her hooray!

AND, I have the song: Anna Nalick - Consider This.

Oh oh. And I also watched a Starbuck vid that almost made me cry. Twice. Semi-happily. And if you haven't you should watch it and join in the dweebiness.

Re: and in conclusion, boys are fuzzy and cute

[bantha-fodder.livejournal.com]

yay! omg thank you.

i have seen that vid. that is a fandom classic. along with, oh, most of the stuff by _projectgalem and cold cold water by sdwolfpup.

i worked on my fic a little, but i've still got a couple of hours before bed. So we'll see how i go.

a pet hufflepuff? really? how intriguing.

and so are dinosaurs. well. not fuzzy.

[hobviously.livejournal.com]

I know the Cold Cold Water vid (which is funny, because Mirah is one of my favourite artists and once upon a time Rawles listed CCW as her current music in LJ, and I was like, you know that song kind of works for pilots in love! And she had this vid link all ready to go. It was crazy. But the vid itself makes me sad because it takes a Kara POV, while I maintain that song is very much from Lee's perspective. Alas, earwax), but not the others you mention, so I will have to look into those.

I should have known everybody would know the Sisabet vid, since she has made the bestest vids for Angel, too.

I am very wordy right now! Probably because it's definitely time for bed.

Re: and in conclusion, boys are fuzzy and cute

[hobviously.livejournal.com]

P.S. I call her my pet Hufflepuff because "ex-best friend" raises more questions than it answers.

Re: and in conclusion, boys are fuzzy and cute

[bantha-fodder.livejournal.com]

ah, don't worry, we all have one of those.

[raffaella.livejournal.com]

I answered your poll without commenting. If you're thinking about that vid, it's great news! There are wonderful Lee-Kara or Kara vids for season 1 (the ones you mentioned), but nothing as great for season 2 yet. (Okay, they were only together in season 2 for the last 3 episodes, so that's understandable).

Random things that make me very happy:

- The North by Northwest music. The whole film makes me happy, but it starts with Bernard Hermann's soundtrack.

- Hiking in the Alps.

- Good vids, good fics in a favourite fandom. They always make me feel grateful.

- The very beginning of Spring and Autumn, when you can smell the change of season in the air.

Would you like a postcard from the South of France? Toulouse or Carcassone?

[bantha-fodder.livejournal.com]

But there have been so many great together scenes in the last three episodes, so vids should start appearing any moment now!

And it has been my lament for lo these many days that there have been no new vids using the new footage.

Randomly, my father's favourite movie is North By Northwest.

I would LOVE a postcard from any of those places you just mentioned.

[raffaella.livejournal.com]

there have been so many great together scenes in the last three episodes, so vids should start appearing any moment now!

Yesss! The first half of the season will end in less than 2 weeks anyway, so I guess people will have the time to make some great vids with what we'll get.

I'll be in the South next weekend and I love postcards too, that's why I mentioned it. I don't have your address, though. If you e-mail it to me, you'll get a postcard. :)

[zeplum.livejournal.com]

9. real person fic about james and jessica from the children of dune mini series (omg you should totally try it some time)

Dude. Yes.

Also, one day I'm coming down there specifically to try Tim Tams. After hearing Isilya, and now you, rave about them, it's a must.


I have not seen Rome yet, though my sister is supposed to be taping it for me.

[bantha-fodder.livejournal.com]

omg! you want i should email you some? CoD rpf, i mean. sloane and i write it ALL THE TIME. seriously.

we could try emailing you tim tams, but i suspect that would be less successful.

[zeplum.livejournal.com]

Yes, email! The CoD, not the tim tams, b/c while both might be sticky, I have a feeling customs would feel better about the RPF. :)

[lehni.livejournal.com]

Oh noes, I missed the poll ::sadness::

[bantha-fodder.livejournal.com]

That's okay! We can talk about costumes for SwanCon instead!

[lehni.livejournal.com]

Ok! Which of River's costumes were you thinking of, or were you going to do something in her style that's slightly different? I haven't really looked at all of Inara's costumes properly, although Laura favours the midriff baring one.

Oh btw, are you going to be at uni next week, and if so, are you interested in volunteering for my psych experiment? :-p

[bantha-fodder.livejournal.com]

I was thinking of the dress she wears in, uh, actually, I can't remember which episode. It's a dress that does not have any special cut or drift to it, it just falls straight, in very light material. Does that make any sense? I need to rewatch the episodes. She wears it with bare feet, that's all I can think of.

I can always be available at uni, given warning, and I would love to assist you by participating in your psych experiment, but you know I've graduated, right? Received the piece of paper in the mail today and everything. I mean, I really am happy to participate, but I was just making sure you knew.

[lehni.livejournal.com]

erm, that sounds like the one she wears in the ep where she picks up a gun that looks like a tree branch and everyone panics. If so it's a medium paiseley pink print or something (from memory).

Oh thankyou! I knew you'd finished honours, but wasn't sure if you were continuing with post grad. Congrats!

Anyway if you're interested, it takes 30-40 mins, involving a computer categorisation task and some questionnaires. There's no age limit so it doesn't really matter that you've graduated, as long as you still live close enough for transport to be easy. Thursday next week before 2pm is good at the moment, otherwise any day that week save Wed is good (during business hours). Let me know when you're free!

[bantha-fodder.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I think that's the dress.

I would be happy to do your experiement. I start work at twelve on Thursday, so sometime before that.

[lehni.livejournal.com]

Ok cool. How about 10am or 10:30am, that should give you enough time to get to work? It's in room 2.30, psychology north block. Otherwise tuesday of that week is also good for me :)

[endlessdeep.livejournal.com]

What are tim tams? :)

They sounds like a candy or food of some sort. Am I close?

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

....!

OMG.

TimTams are like crack, baby. Incredible, edible crack.

They're a sandwich cookie, chocolate biscuits with chocolate creme and a chocolate coating, and they come in really good flavors like Mocha, Black Forest, etc.

Mmm. Sadly, I ate the last of my birthday TimTams last week.

[endlessdeep.livejournal.com]

So they are edible. And they sound delicious! :)

[bantha-fodder.livejournal.com]

There is absolutely nothing wrong with your description of Tim Tams. It is totally accurate, and yet also weird. Because to describe Tim Tams, I would be flailing all over the place going, "well, they're Tim Tams. They're chocolate." Actually I don't like the new flavours. I'm a classic Tim Tam eater. And you can bite off the corners and suck your hot chocolate up through it like a straw, which is fun.

Okay, I've worked out my problem with your description. Because you said they're 'a sandwich cookie.' The problem here is that we say biscuit, and Tim Tams are Australian and therefore must be described using Aussie terms. Yes.

I never said I was sane, but I make my own crazy kind of sense.

Who sent you Tim Tams?

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

Aha. My apologies. They are biscuits, yes.

I noticed, actually, that the new flavors are much more American-tasting. If that makes sense. I still like the older ones, but I have a think for cherry. And, er, it's chocolate.

And my TimTam fairy is named acetal. He's one of deathpixie's deputies.

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

I just ruined my original breakfast plan, so I am going to have cinnamon toast instead. Also, I am up before NOON. This is a good thing, even if my head's all floaty.

Am squeaky clean.

Alas, there is no coffee. Or chocolate. *pines*

[bantha-fodder.livejournal.com]

What was your original breakfast plan, that it could be ruined?

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

Noodles left over from lunch yesterday. Except they were soggy. Ick.

[ebonbird.livejournal.com]

I like Rome. I find myself rewatching it when I can.

[bantha-fodder.livejournal.com]

Really? Why is that? As in, what do you like about it? (If it can be quantified)

Also, your icon is gruesome.

[gobsmackit.livejournal.com]

Pride & Prejudice makes me happy, too, and I'm quite excited for the new version.

It could've been worth children of Sloane is better than children with Sloane.

...What are tim tams?

[gobsmackit.livejournal.com]

Nevermind! Should've read the comments! *facepalm*

[tmelange.livejournal.com]

I love Rome. LOVE IT. You should stick with it. You might have to watch each episode twice, though, to catch it all...

[bantha-fodder.livejournal.com]

OMG effort. And the most excrutiating sex scenes ever.

[tmelange.livejournal.com]

Hee. The sex scenes and nudity are terribly excrutiating, no doubt. I just squint real hard and think of England. ;-)

Seriously, I think they are trying to shove the sex down our throats (unnecessarily) to prove that they are a cable show and to somehow stay true to an idea of ancient Rome as a cauldron of sexuality... Truthfully, I have TiVo and just fast forward the sex scenes -- and since I love the show so much I just ignore the issue. I get my weekly dose of pron in other ways. ;-)

[ataxi.livejournal.com]

No - not the muppet movie!

[bantha-fodder.livejournal.com]

You are a bad man. And very mean to me. See if I buy you a bloody wedding present now!

[wildtiger7.livejournal.com]

speaking of rome, i've just watched the first episode. it was interesting.

show of hands who liked it, please? i can't decide. which is unusual, as usually i'm either yes! or no! about it, not this wishy-washy indecisiveness.

How 'bout a hand for "I'd really like to see it, but, alas, I do not get that channel"? I have still managed to become somewhat obsessed, though, because of flist and because I went out and started reading Rubicon and because I'm always somewhat obsessed with Rome (it's a childhood obsession that living in the city for four months when I was in college only made worse).

Pride and Prejudice! I have been trying to enter "pride & prejudice = pr0n for girls" into my lj interests but lj does not seem interested in accepting it.

[bantha-fodder.livejournal.com]

Is it the '=' that is the problem in entering that as an interest?

And I don't get that channel either, obviously, what with me living in Australia and all. Ah, the joy of downloading.

[intheshade.livejournal.com]

'Rome'...you must now go forth and view 'I, Claudius', thus seeping yourself in the magnificence of nine hours of Roman decadence and intrigue. And then to follow it up, 'Titus' and 'Warrior Queen'.

'Jane' is a fun magazine...tongue in cheek trashiness, irreverence, and humorous intelligent writing. Bonus- it's cheaper than most mags.

I was singing 'The Rainbow Connection' today.

Don't fall asleep on the beach...painful back of leg burns with a stark line mid-thigh from the bottom of shorts. M.C. Beaton's Hamish MacBeth mysteries are excellent beach reads.

Bob Slate's Stationary sells the best post-cards.

I'll bet Batman keeps the mosquito population in Gotham way down.